WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Looks like most kids have something in common with Ferris Bueller -- by pretending to be sick to stay home from school. A poll in the latest "React" magazine reveals that 78 percent of teens have faked a flu in order to play hooky and 56 percent have forged their parents' signatures on sick notes. -- ST. JOHN'S, Antigua -- Bets are running high that Master P won't master his attempt to break into the NBA. The Intertops.com sports betting website is placing 1 in 20 odds that the rapper -- who has been invited to try out for the Toronto Raptors basketball team -- won't land a spot as a rookie player. -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Now here's a real "Saab story" -- the 1996 Saab that Jerry Seinfeld drove on his TV sitcom is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The Autobytel.com website is selling the 900SE model to raise dough for charity and will take bids until October 21. -- NEW YORK -- Former talk show host Morton Downey Jr. will get to wrap his famous big mouth around more than words in his latest film role. Downey will actually sing all of his lines in the upcoming flick "The Seven Fishes," which also stars Scott Baio and Amy Irving. -- TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- Musician Dave Matthews is trading his guitar for a film script. Matthews will make his acting debut in the upcoming movie, "Where The Red Fern Grows." Word is the South Africa-born musician is working with a dialogue coach to perfect a Southern twang for his role in the flick, which begins shooting in Oklahoma on Monday. -- NEW YORK -- 'N Sync sex symbol Justin Timberlake will take a stab at acting with a role as a teen supermodel in the upcoming ABC-TV movie "Cover Girls," which co-stars Kathie Lee Gifford. Justin and the rest of the boys will also appear as New York City street performers on an episode of "Touched By An Angel" which airs next month.